Tube feeding · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
F693 in Virginia. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Virginia cites F693 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.55×
0.55 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Virginia citations0.38%
Of every deficiency written in Virginia in 2025, this is the portion that was F693.
Virginia0.38%
National0.70%
Share of all citations that were F693.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Virginia surveyors wrote
F693 findings written in Virginia, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJuly 9, 2026
Based on staff interview, clinical record review, and facility document review, it was determined the facility staff failed to administer scheduled enteral feeding for one of 26 residents in the survey sample, Resident #8. The findings include:For Resident #8 (R8), the facility staff failed to evidence the administration of scheduled enteral feeding.On the most recent MDS (minimum data set) assessment, discharge assessment with a reference date of 4/24/2026, the resident was assessed as having a PEG (1) (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) tube and receives 51% or more of calories from enteral feeding. The resident's BIMS (brief interview for mental status) score was assessed at 15, indicating he was intact for making daily decisions. …
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